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Use a Pure Highway on my company Hyundai I40 with a external window mount aerial and its carp. Use a Mag mount if you can find a steel point to fit it in the 7.:). But I Agree with Stridey ..I'd get a portable Dab radio for the 7 if you want. . Stevey

£138 with Frank Pickles on my 2004 Roadsport SV ,3k miles, no track days and no excess.but parked in a garage.Nill accidents. Your quote then seems ok Steve

Is it possible to get the RSS feeds back for the forum. Found it very useful at work and at home to check on new topics. Thanks Steve

There's plenty on the web on how to use one..here.Buy a cheap one and play around with it..Watch out when you measure current as sure as eggs are eggs you will blow the internal fuse, I use only Flukes at work as I need to measure RMS voltage on high power valves and monitor voltages over a period if time but they are blinking expensive and they will last a lifetime. here Steve

My speedo packed up a couple of years ago on my 2004 Roadsport.My fault was within the gearbox. Sent my speedo to Speedy cables who modified it to use a sensor off the front wheels..They set the mileage to what the old one was reading. Took 6 weeks to do so sent it off during the winter. Fitting it was a bit fiddly as I had to feed the new wires through to the speedo from the front wheel and then calibrate it..I think it was about £80 but maybe wrong..Ill have a look at the receipt later. Steve Edited by - stevethemook on 17 Aug 2014 15:32:23

I sent mine off to Speedy Cables (after the sender on the box packed up) and they converted it to use a electronic sensor off the front wheel. Maybe ring them up and ask for the diagram showing connections. They were v helpful. I can check mine tomorrow evening if you can wait, Steve Edited by - stevethemook on 29 Apr 2014 00:09:20

After thinking about this one for ages I am just about to remove the foam on mine . Will make the 2 year service a dam site easier and after seeing all the horror pictures will make me sleep a bit easier. Take care when drilling the gasket if you do decide to remove the foam. Steve

My plan this Sept is to drive to Poole ,stay over night and get the ferry to Jersey. After a couple of days with friends get another ferry to France and camp in the N/W of France (to be decided ) maybe around Nantes. Then drive back to Caen and get the ferry back to the UK. Would normally travel back to Calais (maybe stay in Rouen where there are some good hotels with private parking ) and get the Eurotunnel but unfortunately I have limited time off work. Have a good trip Steve

I used a pal of mine to put the copper washer onto the bolt while I covered up the drain hole with my finger.I then whipped the bolt back in. Lost very little..Obviously make sure the engine is stone cold 😳 Steve

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I have toured France on many occasions in mine (recently Le Mans ) and I service the car before I go and take a throttle /clutch cable,a box of tools and some tyraps . I also have breakdown insurance (although never had call to use it). Not sure where you could get the car sorted in France but if you are confident in the car I would be surprised if anything went wrong. Think the only problem I had was a water temp sensor packed up( which I ignored) and a cycle wing worked loose (which I tyraped up). Have a good trip... Steve

Hi I wouldn't consider doing any puncture repair on a car. What would happen later on if there was a blowout..??. I know I couldn't sleep with the worry. Also getting the tyre off/on to the rim will be tricky. Take the tyre to be fixed..If they say it cannot be fixed then there probably is a good reason for it. Steve Edited by - stevethemook on 1 Jan 2013 21:05:27

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I had these Spa Mirrors when I acquired the car. There is an adjusting screw on the top which allows movement of the mirror. As before whenever anybody gets out of the car they do tend to knock the mirror and I am constantly tweaking it.It got a bit of a joke with SWMBO last weekend in France. Every time she got in the car she got into the habit of pulling the mirror back 😬 Eventually ,though it will not tighten enough. So I went for a Ractec type as above as a trial on my side . These however are nowhere near as big so IMHO I would go back to the Spa mirrors. Steve

Sadly repairs take longer than that They sure do...Like 6 weeks from Speedy cables..Rig up a bike speedo as a temp measure.. Steve

Pierson, Sorry for the delay..went out for a blast today in the 7 to the local golf club.. 😬 You will need to ring up Speedy cables and tell them that you want to convert your speedo to work off a front wheel speed sensor. They will give you a quote...not cheap mind but worth it . Six weeks later you will receive the converted speedo and a speed sensor. I then bought a sensor mount from Caterham here and took off the brake calliper from the off side front wheel. Then mount the sensor and wire it to the speedo with the supply,earth etc . I also got a new plug for the speedo from Speedy cables which made wiring it up very easy. Next thing is calibration . Jack up the wheels and rotate the wheel . There is a small led on the sensor which should flash 4 times as it see the hub bolts . Adjust the position of the sensor until you see it. It was very critical..mine was about 0.5mm away from the bolts. Then tighten up the brake caliper bolts . Speedy cables will send you some instructions on calibrating the speedo .. I will look later on what the calibration figure is.. More update later...SWMBO is calling.. Steve

Mine packed up last year .As stated before you may have a hole in the transmission tunnel will give easy access to the sender . Unscrew it,get under the car and put a portable drill on the quill. Turn on the ignition and see if the speedo works when you spin the quill . If it does then obviously its not the sender. In my case the quill had broken off and was jammed in the gearbox. Did not want to whip out the gearbox so I sent my speedo back to Speedy cables and they modified it to work off a sensor which I fitted to the front wheel. Took six weeks to come and fitting the sensor was a bit fiddly but its a much more accurate speedo. Steve

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How may European cars have their headlamps masked when they are over here.. 🤔 If I remember to fit the masking tape at Dover on Thurs I will do it but I'm not to worried. Steve

If you are staying at Speedchills I seem to remember last year that they will charge your phone for you so take the charger. Steve